The Atlanta Braves (76-61) couldn’t move runners across the plate in an 8-2 loss to Boston on Labor Day, leaving the team with a still comfortable four run lead in the division.
Rookie Touki Toussaint took the mount for the Braves in his second career start, against one of the best offensive lineups in all of baseball.
The 22-year-old kept Boston at bay through four innings, but ran into trouble in the fifth when Ian Kinsler, Christian Vasquez and Mookie Betts all drove across a run apiece to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.